Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 10:00:41 -0500 From: Karl Denninger <karl@Denninger.Net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Microsoft performance (was: ...) Message-ID: <19990624100041.B7559@Denninger.Net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.990623203542.993P-100000@current1.whistle.com>; from Julian Elischer on Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 08:48:54PM -0700 References: <19990623223038.A6422@Denninger.Net> <Pine.BSF.3.95.990623203542.993P-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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On Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 08:48:54PM -0700, Julian Elischer wrote: > With Uniprocessor things are a lot more equal. > but we still suck on netbench. > > This is due to the exact form of netbench which is exactly nonoptimal for > FreeBSD. I'm not interested in benchmarks. I'm interested in real-world performance and real-world operational work done over units of time. > Also becaosue of the GKL (Giant Kernel Lock) (see Solaris's results) I know about the SMP issues. But in many applications going to SMP is actually a reliability AND throughput lose (web servers is one example). You're better off with 4 machines than 1 big 4-way machine. > So don't assume that NT figures must be bad.. > we have too many weaknesses in our own code to throw stones. > > It'd be intersting to see how FreeBSD 1.1.5 would have performed on the > same tests. Sometimes we've gained in general performance but lost in > some specific cases. Anyone can tune a kernel or OS for benchmarks. I'm a lot more interested in how it all works in the real world since you don't run benchmarks when you're trying to get real work done. -- -- Karl Denninger (karl@denninger.net) Web: fathers.denninger.net I ain't even *authorized* to speak for anyone other than myself, so give up now on trying to associate my words with any particular organization. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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